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This book describes how one can empower members of families, communities, and nations to reduce and/or eliminate conflict, achieve self-fulfillment and happiness, and experience peace. His case studies are powerful and fascinating glimpses into how one can revolutionize society by changing one's paradigm of how individuals can be valued, treated, and heard.
By the author of "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People," "The Third Alternative advocates synergy as a win-win strategy that is superior to compromise or arbitration or compromise in resolving differences of opinion. One of the best of current self-help authors, Stephen Covey is a master at extracting useful ideas from other writers and presenting them in useful, easily-recalled formulas and equations as an aid to personal and group problem-solving.The "third alternative" is a proposed way of...
I wish I'd found a 3rd Alternative to reading this chore of a book.
This is one of the most important books I've ever read, and it couldn't have come out at a better time. So grateful to Stephen Covey for sharing his wisdom, for rising above the nonsense and for trying to make a huge difference in our world.
For those who view the world in attributes like black or white, conservative or liberal, or yes or no Dr. Covey's book the 3rd Alternative challenges us to think outside of these attributes to come up with new and creative answers. The first part of this book, Dr. Covey spends time explaining what 3rd alternative thinking is and how to implement it to achieve his famous "win-win" habit. He interjects paradigms that we must focus on to succeed. They are: "I See Myself"; "I See You"; "I Seek You O...
It's not my way .. It's not your way .. It's our way, a way that's better than all our past expectations and future predictions :) ! Stephen Covey's books are always a source of pleasure ❤️
1-16-12Covey continues his Seven Habits and expands on overcoming all conflicts and "false dilemmas" with four step processes of better understanding the other in order to understand yourself. Empathic Listening and agreeing to respect one another no matter how adamant you were in your position in order to rise to a higher, better 3rd Alternative.These are only a portion of the highlights: 72“The demand for fairness can be the enemy of trust. Mutual trust is founded [up]on reciprocity, which req...
For readers familiar with the 7 Habits, this book delves deeply into Habit 6: Synergize. I won't post a review now because it won't be published until 4 October, 2011.
The book has lots of examples of successfully finding better alternatives - more than I was in the mood for. Here are a couple of things from the book. In the front of the book he says that he has been teaching this all his life, that is seek win-win; seek to find a better alternative than either of you came up with."Chapter 5 where he talked about the school system, and some people who dramatically turned around failing schools really touched me.""The key is the heart. Until we understand peopl...
If the world applied the third alternative. Wars, conflicts and bullies will be transferred to the fiction categories. There IS a way for resolution. :)
Stephen Covey provides us with a theoretical model on how to effectively collaborate with other people. Covey focuses on the practical application of business theory. Covey also lists many examples in business and politics throughout this book to make his points.
Teaches a good idea, but could have been expressed in a much, much shorter book.
I’ll just say this. With our current political and socially political climate today, everyone needs to read this.
I think that when you fix the "7 habits" as a good book standard, it's not easy to admire another book...I've read it in 2010 and still sooo fond of it, i'm sooo in luv with it that i couldn't stop comparing it to this one!!3 fair stars for this one...For some incredible stories Covey shared with us, and for "Synergy" and "creative collaboration" which are great principles..that may make our world a better place, not only for us but for next generation....
3rd Alternative by Stephen Covet1. Tipping point - in an argument or issues there are traditionally 2 alternative thinking patterns - have a talking stick - I see myself , I see you 2. Principle paradigm and process of Synergy - our way a higher better way- Ubuntu I am because we are - Empathetic listening to what they are saying - Ask are you willing - Define your criteria of success- Créate that synergy- Arrive at 3rd alternative- - 3. At work - Listen empathatically - Sought them out in value...
Covey's latest book is simply a masterpiece. I was wondering where he could possibly go after writing The 8th Habit, which led me to conclude that Covey had taken the next level up from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. How could he possibly outdo that book?Well, he's done it. He's taken what he did with 7 Habits and The 8th Habit and knocked his game up not just to the next level but several levels higher. This book is pure transformation waiting to happen. Covey unfolds how the principl...
EVERY. SINGLE. PERSON. Needs to read this. !!! Our society, our world is way too "I am the only right one" or " other ideas are stupid". We need to open our hearts to empathy, to other people's views. Yes this book is large. Yes it kinda rambles on. But honestly. We all need the message. We need to see the other side. We need to stop demonizing people who have the opposite view from us (like democrats v republicans). We all need to work together.
Covey has done a lot of good. His "Seven Habits" is THE self-improvement primer to a successful life. The habit -- begin with the end in mind -- is at the root of all of my "Working Differently" efforts. "The 3rd Alternative" could have been so much more. I think Covey is right to try to modernize the Hegelian philosophy of thesis-antithesis-hypothesis. Though he fails to mention or credit Hegel, there is a powerful need in today's polarized debate to insert this leaven of humility. That, in fac...
One of the best books I've ever read! I only recommend reading the first half of the book. The rest are details and more examples for the same concept. What astonished me is that Covey dug deep into religions to see how could we use them as a 3rd alternative for religious conflicts. He used arabic words, such as: wasatyyah, jihad, intifadhah and so on. Sometimes I feel that he is a Muslim ^^"
I think the world will be a better place if everyone has read this book. Although I would credit The Harvard Negotiation Project ("Getting to Yes") most for their work on principle based negotiation, Covey takes the concept of negotiating and solving conflicts to a new and higher level. The book gives great examples and hands-on tips. For example, a good opening question is: "are you prepared to work together with me on a better solution than you and I have come up individually?"